SCOTLAND captain Jason White believes his team paid the price for criticism aimed at South Africa last weekend.

The Springboks warmed up for the first Test against Frank Hadden's side in Durban with an unconvincing 30-27 win over a World Select XV.

The home side needed a last-minute Percy Montgomery penalty at Ellis Park and were roundly criticised after the game.

However, South Africa responded in style with a powerful 36-16 victory at the ABSA Stadium on Saturday where tries from Schalk Burger, Breyton Paulse, Andre Snyman and Montgomery helped to seal the win.

The defeat also served as a wake-up call for Scotland, who had travelled to South Africa full of confidence after wins over France, England and Italy in the Six Nations.

White

has called for a more resolute showing from his team to prevent another defeat in Port Elizabeth next weekend.

White said, "It was South Africa in South Africa.

"They got a really hard time in the build-up to the game after a poor performance against the World Select - and they came out determined to prove their people wrong.

"They are a big team and a good team. France and England are big as well, but we were not as aggressive as we were against them in the Six Nations Championship.

"And because we were not aggressive enough, we couldn't secure enough possession to threaten them.

"We are still an evolving team - and this showed we have more improvements to make.

"You need aggression to take your optimum levels with you to every game and I don't know why we did not do that."

But White dismissed suggestions the heavy defeat in Durban could be attributed to fatigue after being stretched throughout the game by the Springboks.

Indeed, the 28-year-old believes the damage to the Scottish cause was done early in the game when the pace was set by the Springboks.

White added, "It was not tiredness because you are not tired in the first 10 minutes and that is when it happened.

"We did not disrupt enough. We worked hard, but we let the Springboks get a platform and it was so hard to stop them when they were bigger, heavier and stronger."